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It may sound weird, but lansinol (nipple cream) works so great!! When I was nursing my son's lips got really dry and cracked and someone told me to use it becasue it's completly safe if ingested and it cleared up right away!

I use Lansinoh (the lanolin nipple cream) sometimes and I use plain old Vaseline. Both provide a moisture barrier and moisturize the chapped sport. The nipple cream is a good choice if you have extra (I do because we quit nursing) and since its totally safe for baby.

after every feeding wipe his face with warm water using only your hand. Using a cloth or paper towel can cause dryness. My son gets chappen very easily on his chin, but I have found that putting plain vaseline on it at bedtime has really helped and he almost never get it now.

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